Director of Operations
Location: US, NY, Albany
Employment type: Full-time
Required education: Bachelor's Degree

Company profile:
The Albany Charter School Network is a family of charter schools in the City of Albany that works to prepare children for meaningful future lives – as purposeful, productive, and participatory citizens of New York, the United States, and the world.Our strong and unified movement of charter schools collaborates with parents to provide for all students a vibrant academic environment and dynamic learning experiences that create what we call “Future Life Opportunity” – a pathway to success in college, career, and community life.The Albany Charter School Network and the schools that comprise our community are always looking for highly committed and highly skilled people to come and join us in the exciting and meaningful work of helping create Future Life Opportunity for this generation of students.Please take the time to look at the various open positions on our site. If there is a role for which you think you would be a great match, then we encourage you to learn more about it and submit an application.

Job description:
The Albany Charter School Network is looking for a Director of Operations to serve in one of our schools, committed to helping our students write like Frederick Douglass and reason like Albert Einstein.POSITION SUMMARY As the Director of Operations, you will work collaboratively with the instructional staff, the instructional leader, and school community to manage the operations of the school.  You will support the school through the delivery of excellent customer service and highly reliable management of resources, equipment, systems, processes and procedures. You will ensure your team creates a service-oriented, supportive and well-equipped school environment in which all children and adults can show up and do well in learning, in work and in life. ABOUT THE NETWORKThe Albany Charter School Network is a family of charter schools in the city of Albany that works to prepare students for meaningful future lives – as purposeful, productive, and participatory citizens of New York, the United States, and the world. Our strong and unified movement of charter schools collaborates with parents to provide all students a vibrant academic environment and dynamic learning experience that create what we call “Future Life Opportunity” – a pathway to success in college, career, and community life.  We create this environment and these experiences with a focus on Choice, Reliability, Quality, and Growth.DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS JOB DESCRIPTION DETAILSWorks with the instructional leader, school leadership team, and the business manager to establish effective school management procedures and policies.Develops collaborative relationships with colleagues and school leadership to ensure efficient operations of the school.Formulates initiatives with the school leadership team and business manager that contribute to the long-term operational excellence of the organization.Assists in the development of monthly and quarterly assessments of the organization’s financial performance against budget, operational and financial goals.Assists in the formulation of the annual budget and oversight of cash flow.Provides a superior level of customer service to all members of the school community.Oversees the financial management, planning, systems, and controls in place.Develops, maintains and monitors all fundraising and accounting systems and procedures.Ensures compliance with all Health and Safety, Fire, Licensing and Food Handling to ensure all team members are aware of and working in accordance with the Federal and State requirements.Uses predictive analysis to support efficient operations of the school related to the resources, equipment, and systems.

Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONSBachelor’s Degree or higher in Finance or a related field.Three years of experience managing the operations of an organization.Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment with key stakeholders, including faculty, students, and parents.Mission-driven with a genuine commitment to fostering future life opportunities for all students.Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.Excellent organizational and planning skills.Proficiency in MS Office Suite.Proficiency in QuickBooks.

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